Bill Clinton hits popularity high

7/30/12 5:30 PM EDT

Another reminder of why he's speaking the night before President Obama in Charlotte, via Gallup:

Two-thirds of Americans -- 66% -- have a favorable opinion of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, tying his record-high favorability rating recorded at the time of his inauguration in January 1993. Clinton nearly returned to this level of popularity at two points in his second term, but has generally seen lower ratings, averaging 56% since 1993.

That level of favorable rating is the same as Hillary Clinton's is now. Cue the 2016 fever...